Lafayette, La.—The Georgia State women’s tennis team fell to North Texas by a narrow 4-2 margin in the Sun Belt Conference Championship finals following a grueling, four-hour match on Sunday.

Georgia State (8-11) could not mount a comeback in singles after dropping the doubles point. The match came down to the final two singles matches at the No.2 and 6 positions. Sophomore Masa Grgan took a one-set advantage but could not close out the match, falling 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to North Texas’ Barbora Vykydalova to end the match.

Junior Abigail Tere-Apisah and freshman Linn Timmermann were both named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Championship team following the match. Both recorded two-set victories in the finals. Timmermann was first off the court with a 6-3, 6-3 win in the No. 4 singles position. She capped her freshman season with eight singles victories.

Tere-Apisah extended her win streak in singles play to three matches with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the top position. She is ranked No. 41 in the ITA National Singles rankings and will now prepare for the NCAA Singles Championship held in May.

Visit the women’s tennis page on GeorgiaStateSports.com for updates on draws and matchups in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship.